Shopping, chatting, dancing… repeat.
For many people, that could be a fitting description of their activities in Second Life. But Grath Helgerud had something else in mind. “SL is an amazing place to explore, in depth, who we are and to learn to live in harmony with each other,” he said, sitting on a rock in the middle of the Stone Circle, a stunning place where he and his group gathers to talk. Talk about what? “We pick topics of interest to the group. Some of our last few topics have been Love, Consciousness, Dreams and Dreaming. We are eager to focus on things that touch people deeply.”
Very deeply, since he also acknowledges that this has been a very healing experience for himself and for many of the people who take part in the Psychoanalytical Round Table, which is the name of his group. “Next March we’ll complete ten years of regular meetings here,” he adds.
The community is growing. Now, they have two sims where they meet to find solace, a quiet space to meditate. This first sim is aptly named, a Refuge for Peace. This is modeled as a public park, like Central Park in New York City. “Our sister sim is called Seeking Wisdom,” That one hosts a traditional Chinese Scholar’s garden, a place to relax and meditate under a strong spiritual theme. “The public park is a more secular environment,” adds Grath. “The Chinese Garden appeals only to some”.
There are many activities in both sims, but all of them aim to a single goal: “I think it’s all about love and living together in a truly civil setting”, explains Grath.
Interested in finding a path to happiness? Oh, yes, you are. Forget your hesitations and come know a different Second Life at The Stone Circle.

by Coco St. George

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A Man and a Chair

One spring night, Mind Carlberg was hanging out, minding his own business, when suddenly he had the urge to rez two walls and a chair. He was feeling especially happy, so he took off his clothes and started taking pictures of himself around the chair. Of the more than one hundred pictures he took that night, he framed 24, mounted an exhibit and then invited his friends to take their own pictures.

The response he got has been amazing. There are now more than one hundred self-portraits in the exhibit, all of them based on a simple idea: a chair and a naked body. And very fittingly, the installation is mounted in the Buried Man sim, a place devoted to exploring all kinds of artistic manifestations.

Would you be interested? Come to and take a look at Naked with a Chair. If you are so inclined... be a part of it too. But even if you don’t, you’ll want to see what so many people have done with that chair. And you’ll have a great time watching all the other installations around the sim.

by Coco St. George

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